THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
by RACKHAM, Arthur; EVANS, C. S.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann. [1920]. First Rackham illustrated edition. First Rackham illustrated edition. Original paper-covered red cloth with black titles and decorations to spine. Front and rear boards decorated with white, black and pink silhouettes and titles, in dustwrapper. Illustrated endpapers. One mounted tipped-in colour plate, 3 double-page silhouette drawings with colour, 8 single-page silhouette drawings in black and white and 41 drawings throughout the text. A very good copy, the binding is square and firm, the extremities lightly bumped and worn, the boards lightly marked. The contents are entirely complete, with some very light, infrequent spotting internally and to the text block edge. The tipped in colour plate is in perfect condition without creasing. Complete with the rubbed, nicked, toned and creased dustwrapper tha has a large chip at the head of the slightly darkened spine. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23503
- Title
- THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
- Author
- RACKHAM, Arthur; EVANS, C. S.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Rackham illustrated edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: William Heinemann. [1920]
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
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York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....